The Dragon's Bride

She dazzled readers with Devilish, hailed by Library Journal as "fast-paced, violent, and exquisitely sensual." Now, New York Times bestselling author Jo Beverley delivers a sizzling new novel of treasure-and temptation-and tantalizing pleasures… The EarlCon Somerford, the new Earl of Wyvern, returns to his fortress on the cliffs of Dover to find a woman from his past waiting for him-with pistol in hand….The HousekeeperSusan Kerslake, the new housekeeper at Crag Wyvern, was drawn back to Con's home by rumors of hidden gold and to oversee its smuggling operation….The Second ChanceThe magic they once shared was destroyed by youthful arrogance and innocence. The years at war have hardened him, and the years at home have softened her…but can time teach them both to seize the passion that comes along only once-or twice-in a lifetime?